Fluid handling dispenser



Sept. 6, 1955 H. D. RIVES FLUID HANDLING DISPENSER Filed Dec. 11, 1950an. In 5 N4 6 INVENTOR.

A cr/ca/m ,2. P: ues BY United States Patent FLUID HANDLING DISPENSERHalcolm D. Rives, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to Swingspout MeasureCompany, Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California ApplicationDecember 11, 1950, Serial No. 200,172 1 Claim. (Cl. 222--89) Thisinvention has to do with a fluid handling dispenser and it is a generalobject of the invention to provide a device for conveniently and forefiectively handling liquid, such as oil, carried in cans and fortransferring such liquid from the cans to machinery or parts of motorvehicles as circumstances may require.

Various liquids, and particularly oils, are required in variousmachines. For example, in the case of motor vehicles, oils are requiredin transmissions, engines and in other parts, and in some cases theparts requiring oil are so located that the application of oil theretois exceedingly difficult and this is particularly true when the oil isto be dispensed from cans.

It is a general object of this invention to provide a dispenser or fluidhandling device serving to receive the liquid such as oil from a can andwhich is such as to conveniently and effectively deliver the liquid fromthe can at a point remote from the can and where delivery is ordinarilydiflicult.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the generalcharacter referred to which is simple and inexpensive of manufacture,free of bulky or cumbersome parts, and which is simple, convenient andpractical to handle, particularly around or in connection with motorvehicles.

The device of the present invention involves a head having a can guideand a cutter, the guide being an elongate trough-shaped part into whicha liquid carrying can may be slid, and the cutter being a sheet metalelement with a U-shaped base joined to the guide at one end thereof andwith a pointed can-piercing end at the other end of the guide, thecutter being tapered between its ends and having drain holes so thatwhen a can is slid onto the guide it is pierced and liquid drainstherefrom. A neck adjoins and continues from the guide and is preferablycurved so that the delivery end of the neck is disposed at an angle ofabout 45 degrees to the receiving end of the neck from which the headprojects. A duct is joined to and continues from the neck and preferablyincludes a straight rigid section that connects directly and permanentlyto the discharge end of the neck and the flexible section having one endjoined to the rigid section. The flexible section is preferably formedof a spirally wound metal strip with edges joined in the manner commonto flexible metal ducts. A nozzle is joined to and projects from theother end of the flexible section and is preferably a converging rigidtubular part. The control valve is included in the structure and ispreferably located at or close to the point where the rigid section ofthe duct joins the neck. The valve is preferably a butterfly type valvehaving a rotatable stem with a handle on its outer end and at theexterior of the device, and having a fiat valve element on the stem andin the duct. A spring is engaged with the stem and normally yieldinglyresists movement or rotation thereof.

The various objects and features of my invention will be fullyunderstood from the following detailed description of a typicalpreferred form and application of the inice 2. vention, throughout whichdescription reference is to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view illustrating the device of the present inventionshowing it in side elevation and showing a can carrying liquid about tobe engaged with the head of the device. Fig. 2 is a view showing thehead of the device and a portion of the neck thereof with the canapplied so that liquid will drain therefrom into the neck. Fig. 3 is aview of a portion of a typical machine, for example, a portion of amotor vehicle, illustrating the manner in which the device of thepresent invention, with a can applied thereto, may be arranged todeliver the liquid from the can to the liquid receiver of the machine.Fig.4 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of a portion of the devicetaken at the valve provided for controlling flow through the device.Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal detailed sectional view through thehead portion of the device, being an enlargement of the portion of thedevice shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and Fig. 6 is a view taken asindicated by line 66 on Fig. 5.

T he device provided by the present invention can be used in manysituations where liquid is to be dispensed from a can to a point that isnot conveniently accessible. A typical situation may occur in a motorvehicle where there is an engine A and a transmission or other unit Brequiring oil, and having an oil receiver 10 projecting-to a point Xnear the engine but difficult to reach because of the presence of otherparts such as batteries C. The device of the present invention isfurther such that it can be used to receive liquid such as oil fromcontainers of various kinds, and it is particularly practicalfor'receivi'ug liquid'from an ordinary can D such as is illustrated inthe drawings. The can as illustrated has a cylindrical body 12 and fiatends 13 closing the body.

The device as provided by the present invention involves, generally, acan receiving head D, a neck E joined to and continuing from the head, aduct F joined to and continuing from the neck, a nozzle G joined to andprojecting from the duct, and a control valve H preferably located at orclose to the point where the duct F joins the neck E.

The head D, as provided by the invention, includes a can guide 20 whichis an elongate trough-shaped part along which the can D can be slid andit includes a cutter 21 which is elongate in form and which has aU-shaped base end portion 22 joined to the guide at one end thereof byfastener 23 and provided at its other end with a canpiercing tip 24, andit has side apertures 26 which allow oil or liquid to drain from the caninto the base portion of the cutter when the can is engaged on the headin the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. In the particularcase illustrated, the fastener 23 is shown as a bolt or screw fastener,and it is to be understood that the guide 20 and the cutter thatcooperates therewith may in practice he formed or constructed to includeor incorporate various features or refinements such as are found indevices of this general character.

The neck E is joined to and is preferably rigid with the head, havingone portion at least in the form of a rigid or integral continuation ofthe guide portion of the head. The neck E is preferably tubular and inthe preferred form of the invention it is arcuate in form and is such asto extend through an arc of about 45 degrees as it continues from thehead to the point where it joins the duct F. With such arcuate formationof the neck the device can be arranged with the neck dischargingstraight downwardly as shown in Fig. 3, while the head of the cuttersupports a can D at an angle causing liquid to effectively draintherefrom.

The duct F, as provided by the present invention, is characterized by arigid tubular section 30 and a flexible section 31. In the preferredform of the invention, the

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rigid tubular section 30 of the duct is straight and has an end portion32 rigidly joined to and receiving fluid from the neck E. The flexiblesection 31 of the duct has one end joined to the other end portion 33 ofthe section 30 and it continues or projects a substantial distancetherefrom. The end of .the section that connects to the rigid section'30 is preferably rigidly joined thereto while the other end of theflexible section 31Ihas the nozzle G rigidly attached thereto. Thenozzle G is preferably a rigid elongate part, tubular in form anddesigned to deliver liquid into a rather small opening or receiver. Inthe case illustrated .the nozzle converges from the outer or terminalend of the flexible section 31 and has a delivery end portionAOcOnsiderably smaller in diameter than the various parts of the duct F.In practicethe flexible section 31 of the duct Frnay beat any suitableconstruction or formation serving to enable the nozzle to be arranged atvarious angles relative to the rigid section 36. In the caseillustrated, the flexible section 31 is formed of metal, being aspirally wrapped metal band with its 1' edges joined in the mannercommon to flexible metal ducts.

The valve H provided by the present invention is preterably located inthe device at or near the point where the neck E joins the duct F. Inthe case illustrated, the valve is located at the end portion of therigid duct section 30 close to the point where this portion of the ductjoins the neck. The valve is shown as including a stem 60 rotatablycarried in a laterally disposed opening -61 provided in the duct section39. A handle 62 is provided on the outer end of the stem and a flat discor butterfly type of valve element 63 is carried by the stem in the ductso that it can be operated into and out of position where it closes theduct. A helical spring d5 is carried on the stem at the exterior of theduct and operates to normally yieldingly resist movement or rotation ofthe stern so that the valve will remain in thedesired position uponbeing moved thereto.

To use the device of the present invention, the valve H may be closed bysimple rotation of the handle 62 and the head of the device can beapplied to a can while the can is conveniently supported or held in anydesired position. With the device applied to the can, the unit formed bythese parts can be manipulated until the nozzle G is suitably engagedwith or introduced into a liquid receiver iii 10, or the like. With thestructure thus positioned, the valve H can be opened allowing thecontentsof the can to drain through the neck and duct to be delivered bythe nozzle into the receiver It). In some instances, the structure maybe operated in manners other than that just described, for example, ifdesired, the device can be initially positioned with the nozzle engagedwith or in a receiver following which the can may be applied to the headD in which case it is immaterial whether the valve H is operated orclosed prior to application of the nozzle to the receiver.

Having described only a typical preferred form and application of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited or restricted to the specificdetails herein set'forth, but wish to reserve to myself any variationsor modifications that may appear to those skilled in the art and fallwithin the scope of the following claim.

Having described my invention, I claim:

In a fluid handling dispenser for use with a can having a cylindricalside wall and an end held by a head; a head having a can guide of anelongate trough shape and an elongate can piercing cutter, said canguide and said cutter being located adjacent each other so that thecylindrical side Wall of a can may be gripped between them when the endwall of said can is punctured by said cutter, a rigid arcuate tubularneck extending from said cutter, said neck being joined to one end of astraight and rigid duct having a length substantially greater than thecombined a length of said head and said neck, a manually operableshut-off valve provided in said duct adjacent the juncture of said ductand said neck, a section of flexible tubing joined at one end to theother endof said duct, and an elongated nozzle joined to the other endof said flexible tubing whereby said nozzle may be disposed in variouspositions out of alignment with said duct.

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